School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway
Norway: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 333,876 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 333,876 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 375,744 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 333,876, in 2024.
Norway ranks 114th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 375,014 | — |
| 2014 | 375,744 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 373,954 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 370,121 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 366,772 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 362,601 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 356,139 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 351,159 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 343,764 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 340,693 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 336,670 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 333,876 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 368,621 | 356,139 | 375,744 | 7 |
| 2020s | 341,232 | 333,876 | 351,159 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Norway was 333,876 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 375,744 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,876 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release